Hearing loss decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are due to in-service loud noise exposure. The decision is based on the presumption of continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, chest pain, hepatitis, lung disease, headaches, residuals of a neck injury, and gastrointestinal disorder due to lack of a statement of the case.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is rated at 0 percent, eczema of the hands is rated at 0 percent, and PTSD is rated at 70 percent effective April 2, 2013. The Veteran does not have a service connection theory related to exposure basis or the PACT Act.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes, and the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, asthma, and COPD are remanded.

The Veteran's initial claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied in 1989, but he submitted a request to reopen the claim on December 21, 2010. The Board has granted an initial rating of 30% for bilateral hearing loss as of that date.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a back disorder was reopened and granted.,Service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus were also granted, with effective dates of January 6, 2015.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is being remanded for a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his condition, and for obtaining all outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were denied as there was no prior claim filed before January 7, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service acoustic trauma.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other factors linking the conditions to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that it was caused by noise exposure during service. The appeal is now final as no new and material evidence was received within one year of the May 2011 rating decision.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is remanded.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and hepatitis C. The evidence does not establish in-service acoustic trauma or chronic symptoms related to these conditions. The Board also found no continuity of symptomatology since discharge from active duty.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is rated as compensable, but he argues it is more disabling than reflected by the current rating. The Board finds a need for a new VA examination to assess the severity of his disability.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and otitis media, but these claims are still being remanded due to additional development needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was insufficient evidence to show a nexus between his current hearing loss and service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus should be remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new examination to assess whether the Veteran's posterior fossa arteriovenous malformation, status post-surgical repair, results in a symptom analogous to a cerebellar gait and whether his tinnitus is related to another cause.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the criteria to establish a qualifying hearing loss disability have not been met.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as her condition is causally related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and restless leg syndrome. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a current disability in any of these conditions.